Learn multiple skills in one apprenticeship
Our plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying (PGD) apprentices install and repair pipes, fixtures and fittings that supply water and gas, or alternatively remove waste and stormwater. This can be on large commercial construction projects, as well as small scale residential projects.
What are the benefits of a PGD apprenticeship?
Everyone, everywhere will always need the skills of plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers
Job variety is high – it’s not all about fixing toilets!
Good career advancement opportunities
You can choose to go into business for yourself
What you need to know
A PGD apprenticeship is 5 years (up to 10,000 hours of practical work experience)
As a hands-on trade, apprentices require sound problem-solving skills and a good understanding of maths and physics
The apprenticeship involves a combination of on-job work experience with your host business, as well as off-job block courses
On completion, you will receive a New Zealand Certificate in Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying, Level 4
Find out what you can earn as a qualified tradesperson here
Career opportunities when you’ve finished
your PGD Apprenticeship
Working in the plumbing, drainlaying and gasfitting industry can be a very diverse career. Once qualified you could find yourself working in any of the following areas:
• Residential work, bathroom installations / maintaining or repairing hot water cylinders
• Testing and certifying all gas appliances and gas lines in an apartment block
• Installing gas systems in houses, boats or caravans
• Redesigning hot water heating systems
• Installing pipes for an industrial plant / wastewater treatment systems
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